Bernfried EG Pröve

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Bernfried EG Pröve (born January 6, 1963 in Braunschweig ) is a German lecturer , composer and organist .

biography

After graduating from the Gaußschule in Braunschweig, Pröve studied school music, organ and composition at the Berlin University of the Arts from 1982 to 1985 . His teachers were Rudolf Heinemann (organ) and Isang Yun , Frank Michael Beyer and Witold Szalonek (composition and instrumentation). From 1985 to 1991 he studied composition, music theory, conducting and organ postgraduate studies at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik Freiburg with Klaus Huber , Peter Förtig , Brian Ferneyhough (composition and music theory) and Mesías Maiguashca (electronic music), as well as Zsigmond Szathmáry (organ) and Francis Travis (conducting). He then took composition courses with Franco Donatoni , Elliott Carter , Gérard Grisey , Tristan Murail and Philippe Manoury . He obtained his diploma in 1994. In the same year he received a scholarship for the Villa Massimo in Rome .

In 1995 he was selected for the one-year “Cursus de composition et d'informatique musicale” and then studied at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales with Hugues Dufourt . At the same time he studied conducting with Peter Eötvös at the "International Peter Eötvös Institute". Pröve conducted the Klangforum Wien and the Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart during a conducting course with Helmuth Rilling .

He received composition commissions from Donaueschingen for: "Fernung-Horizont-Nahe" for large orchestra and 4 orchestral groups, the Ars Nova music series, the SWR Stuttgart for its choral work "Merz-Transitus", the Hamburg State Opera for the orchestral piece "Anthaer", the Biennale Neue Musik Hannover , the Metz Music Festival for the orchestral work “Diastase”, the Jena Philharmonic for the 1st Symphony and the Braunschweig State Theater for its ballet “The Journey to the Seven Planets”, the Gärtnerplatztheater Munich for its ballet “The Little Prince” "to St. Exupery, the Bibles & Culture Foundation for the multimedia oratorio" Josef and his brothers ". In 1989 he was first composer in residence at the Hamburg State Opera and wrote the commissioned work "ANTHA" on behalf of the Hamburg State Opera. In 1991 he was the European representative at the World Composers Forum in Montreal with his work "Tract" for ensembles and was for the preliminary round selected for the composition competition "Glass Factory" Dresden.

He gave composition courses in Skopje and the Dresden University of Music, among others . Since 1997 he has been running the CD label "edition zeitklang Musikproduktion" and the publishing house "Master Arts Music Publishing". From 1997 to 2000 he was choirmaster and organist at the Petri Pauli Church in Bad Münder . Since 2000 he has been a lecturer in piano and composition at the New York Music Academy in Braunschweig. In March 2007 he was invited to teach composition at the Beijing Music Conservatory . In 2007 and 2008 he was Professor di musica at the Scuola Germanica in Genoa , from 2008 to 2011 Pröve Iswasdoc participant in a colloquium with Professor Eckhardt Bauer at the Braunschweig Art College .

Works (selection)

Solo and chamber music

piano

  • Piano Sonata 1, 1997.
  • Piano Sonata 2, 1998.
  • Piano Sonata 3, 2005.
  • Piano Sonata 4, 2006.
  • Piano Sonata 5, 2007.
  • Piano Sonata 6, 2013.
  • Piano Sonata No. 7 (Transición), 2014, WP 23 January 2015, Braunschweig Music Academy.
  • 3 piano pieces, "Contours", "Harp", "Harmonies". Published on: Sheila Arnold - miniatures for piano, edition zeitklang music production 2003.
  • “Etude No. 2 Harmony” for piano.
  • “Les Cloches Transfigurées” for 1/16 tone piano. Published on: The Carillo 1/16 Tone Piano, edition zeitklang Musikproduktio.
  • “Les Cloches Transfigurées” for 1/16 tone piano, 2003, published on: Bernfried EG Pröve, Electronic Music I edition zeitklang music production.

organ

  • Organ Symphony No. 1.
  • Organ Symphony No. 2.
  • Organ Symphony No. 3.
  • Organ Symphony No. 4, premier March 2013, St. Ulrici-Brüdernkirche Braunschweig.
  • Organ Symphony No. 5: 1. Shooting Stars, 2. Winding Paths, 3. Paradise, 4. Toccata / Finale. WP November 9, 2014, Petri-Pauli-Kirche Bad Münder .
  • Francis legend for organ solo, WP April 21, 2013, Stadtpfarrkirche St. Marien (courtyard) .

Other instruments

  • “Dot-Line-Surface” for Sextet, 2008, premiere: Konzerthaus Berlin .
  • “MIRAGE I” for Sextet, 2008, premiere: Konzerthaus Berlin.
  • "Air Nr. 2", for bass clarinet solo. Published on. Volker Hemken - artist portrait, edition zeitklang music production.
  • "Interference No. 4" for bass clarinet.
  • “Écho à Gérard” for 1/16 tone piano. Published on: The Carillo 1/16 Tone Piano, edition zeitklang Musikproduktion.
  • “Herzstück I-III” for accordion. Published on: Margit Kern - Heart, edition zeitklang music production.
  • "Ataraxie" for viola.
  • “Illuminanz” for flute solo, 2005, Bärenreiter Verlag, Kassel, published on: Isabelle Schnöller: Illuminanz, edition zeitklang music production.
  • "Choor II" for electronics. Published on: European Young Generation - ensemble Intégrales, edition zeitklang music production.
  • "Pulsation No. VII" for violoncello, electronics 2004.
  • “Hommage à Satie” for saxophone, piano, tape, 2000/2003, published on: Bernfried EG Pröve, Electronic Music I edition zeitklang music production.
  • “Space - palpable outline” for flute, oboe, percussion and violoncello, commissioned by Philips. WP June 19, 1991.
  • Consumer electronics for the opening of the Vitra Design Museum (Weil am Rhein) Philips, 1991 Ballet.
  • “The Journey to the Seven Planets” based on Saint-Exupéry's “The Little Prince”, commissioned by the Braunschweig State Theater. WP October 12, 2002.
  • “Dream Paths - The End of the Golden Age”, Premiere 1989, University of Music, Hamburg.

Choir

  • “Merz-Transitus” homage to Kurt Schwitters for 36-part choir, commissioned by SWR Stuttgart. WP March 15, 2002.
  • Reformation cantata, libretto: Barbara Stühlmeyer , premier November 5, 2017 Braunschweig.

Opera

  • "Herzstück", chamber opera based on Heiner Müller, commissioned by Theater Hof . Premiere 23 January 1977. Publisher: edition gravis Musikverlag, eg 495 piano.
  • “Meister und Margarita”, chamber opera based on Michael Bulgakov, 2002.
  • "The Journey", after Michael Bulgakov, 2003.
  • "EZRA", chamber opera based on Ezra Pound, libretto: Axel Klingenberg, 2005.
  • “In search of lost time”, opera based on Marcel Proust, 2007.

orchestra

  • Distance-horizon-proximity for large orchestra and two orchestral groups, commissioned for the Donaueschinger Musiktage. WP October 16, 1992.
  • Factory Sounds - the metal space for tape and orchestra.
  • Tango Mortal for piano and orchestra, 2004.
  • 1st Symphony for Orchestra, 1997, commissioned by the Jena Philharmonic. Premiere Jena 1998.
  • 2nd symphony for orchestra, 1999–2002.
  • 3rd symphony for orchestra, 2003–2005.
  • 4th symphony for orchestra, 2006–2008.
  • 5th symphony for orchestra, 2008–2010.
  • Plateau for large orchestras, 2004.
  • Plateau Circulaire for small orchestras and electronics, 2004.
  • Alteration No. 2 for 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 4 violins, 2 violas, 2 cellos and 2 double basses, 2002, commissioned by the Michael Praetorius Society. WP Wolfenbüttel 2001.
  • Apparation No. 1 for orchestra, 2002.
  • Joseph and his brothers for 3 soloists, 3 choirs, orchestra, organ, synthesizer, tape, 3 video screens and dancer.
  • Pyramid music I & II for celesta, marimbaphone, percussion, piano, synthesizer, tape, vibraphone, 2005
  • Into The Metal Space No. 3 for large orchestra, 3 percussionists. Premiere ZDF April 17, 2005.
  • Into The Metal Space No. 2 for flute, 4 percussionists, 2005.
  • Into The Metal Space No. 1 for piano, percussion, 2005.
  • Dot-line surface, homage to Karlheinz Stockhausen . For sextet (flute, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, piano) eg 1805 Performance material on loan, publisher: edition gravis Musikverlag.
  • Mirage I. For sextet (flute, clarinet, violin, viola, violoncello, piano) Publisher: edition gravis Musikverlag.
  • Frottages I-III. For soprano saxophone, percussion and piano, publisher: edition gravis Musikverlag.

Prizes and awards

  • Prize at the Kazimierz Serocki Composition Competition
  • the Carl Orff Prize for Opera Composers
  • the Grand Prix for Composition of the Jeunesses Musicales Belgrade
  • 1st prize for his orchestral work "Anthaer" from the state capital Stuttgart

literature

  • Hartmut Möller: Bernfried Pröve - Biogram , in: KDG - Composers of the Present , in the Munzinger Archive ( beginning of article freely available).
  • Dirk Wieschollek: Everything under one roof. Portrait of the composer and label manager Bernfried Pröve. In: Fono Forum 12, 2007. pp. 39-41.

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personal data
SURNAME Pröve, Bernfried EG
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Pröve, B. EG.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German organist and composer
DATE OF BIRTH January 6, 1963
PLACE OF BIRTH Braunschweig